anatomy and phys II Flashcards
Name the nucleui of the Hypothalamus
Lateral nucleus Ventromedial nucleus Anterior nucleus Posterior nucleus suprachiasmatic nucleus Supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei Preoptic nucleus
Lateral nucleus function
hunger
What stimulates the lateral nucleus?
Ghrelin
What does desctruction of the lateral nucleus lead to?
Anorexia, failure to thrive (infants)
Whats the function of the ventromedial nucleus ?
Satiety
What does injury to the ventromedial nucleus cause?
Hyperphagia
What stimulates the ventromedial nucleus?
leptin
anterior nucleus function
cooling, parasympethtic
posterior nucleus function
heating, sympathetic
Suprachiasmatic nucleus function
circadian rhythm
supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei function
supraoptic synthesizes ADH
paraventricular synthesizes oxytocin
Preoptic nucleus function
thermoregulation, sexual behaviour.
Releases GnRH.
What effect do prostaglandins have on the hypothalamus?
High amounts of prostaglandins will increase the anterior hypothalamus’s setpoint
The thalamus is the major relay for all ascending sensory information except what?
olfaction
What are the nuclei of the thalamus?
Ventral posterolateral Ventral posteromedial Lateral geniculate Medial geniculate Ventral lateral nucleus
What goes through the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus?
Spinothalamic and dorsal columns
What goes through the ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus?
Trigeminal and gustatory pathway
What goes through the lateral geniculate nucleus?
CN II, optic chiasm, optic tract
What goes through the medial geniculate nucleus?
superior olive and inferior colliculus of tectum
What goes through the ventral lateral nucleus? (what is the input from)
cerebellum, basal ganglia
What is thalamic syndrome?
Contralateral sensory loss, usually from a lacunar stroke
Resolution may lead to long term chronic pain on contralateral side with normal sensory exam
What are the parts of the limbic system?
Hippocampus, amygdala, mamillary bodies, anterior thalamic nuclei, cingulate gyrus, entorhinal cortex
Decreased activity of the mesortical system results in….
negative symtpoms
Increased activity of the mesolimbic system results in…
positive symptoms
Decreased activity of the nigrostriatal pathway results in…
extrapyramidal symptoms
Decreased activity of the tuberoinfundibular pathway restults in…
Increased prolactin, decreased libido, sexual dysfunction, galactorrhea, gynecomastia
Output of the cerebellum?
Cerebelar cortex -> purkinje cells ->deep nuclei of cerebellum -> contralateral cortex via superior cerebellar peduncle
What information comes to the cerebellum via the middle cerebellar peduncle?
information from the contralateral cortex
What information comes to the cerebellum via the inferior cerebellar cortex?
ipsilateral proprioceptive information
Presentation of lateral lesion to cerebellum
affect voluntary movement of extremities - propensity to fall towards the injured side
Presentation of medial lesion to cerebellum
truncal ataxia (wide gait), nystagmus, head tilting. Bilateral motor deficits
Basal ganglia pathway at REST
GP internus and pars reticulata inhibit thalamus with GABA
Basal ganglia pathway to stimulate movement (direct pathway)
Cortex dumps glutamate on striatum -> activation
Striatum dumps GABA on GP internus and pars reticulata so they stop inhibiting the thalamas
The cortex also stimulates the pars compactia to further activate the striatum, using the D1 receptor
Basal ganglia pathway to inhibit movement (indirect pathway)
Cortex signals to striatum
Striatum dumps GABA onto GP externus which stops inhibiting the subthalamic nucleus
The subthalamic nucleus activates the GP internus which hholds back the thalamus to a greater degree
SIDE path:
-cortex stimulates pars compacta which inhibits the striatum via D2
Huntingtons is a problem with the …
striatum
Hemiballism is a problem with the …
subthalamic nucleus
Parkinson’s is a problem with the …
substantia nigra
Wilsions is a problem with the …
GP & Striatum